. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 186 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER October 1. CD E—^ r\ I L— CD i Dear Brother Hill: Waugh! Oh, if I could only get hold of some of the boys and try to punch some plain horse sense into them! Many of them have only one idea, and that's wrong. Yes, I know I'm likely to get into hot water just as that Rhode Islander did, but I don't care; I'm riled clear through and am spoiling for a scrap. The Pai'son has been trying to mollify me, but he rubbed my fur the wrong way, so I mentioned " revivals'" and now he needs mollifying. This long tongue busin
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. 186 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER October 1. CD E—^ r\ I L— CD i Dear Brother Hill: Waugh! Oh, if I could only get hold of some of the boys and try to punch some plain horse sense into them! Many of them have only one idea, and that's wrong. Yes, I know I'm likely to get into hot water just as that Rhode Islander did, but I don't care; I'm riled clear through and am spoiling for a scrap. The Pai'son has been trying to mollify me, but he rubbed my fur the wrong way, so I mentioned " revivals'" and now he needs mollifying. This long tongue business is all a delusion. After reading much of what has been written about it, one would be justified in believing that the bees' tongue was just a plain, simple sucking tube; and this because some of those awfully care- ful obnervers who have boosted up their own reputations by foisting onto an unsuspecting and simple-minded public, statements of things they mostly guessed at, have said so. T'other folks—the un- suspecting ones—scared at the labor Close Observer says was involved in his investigation, never look for themselves, but go on taking 's guess for gospel. Then C. O. blandly puts forth some more guesses, pats himself on the back, pock- ets his famous. stipend, and becomes more "For when we risk no contradiction, It tempts the tongue to deal in ; Oh, fame, of what flimsy stuff art thou made—a plausible guess, taffy to the editor, a "puff," and there thou art in all thy glory ! Thus art thou created, and on such material thou waxeth fat. But beware the man with the lance of Fact, for if he is ever able to catch the editorial favor, he will puncture thy bag of wind, and of thee naught will be left but malodorous tradition. Brother Hill, did you never notice that that wonderful little tongue of the bee is never used—and cannot be—as the boys use a straw in the cider barrel? Contrariwise, the various parts are kept working in and
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